your support through a purchase means a lot, but honestly, what means a lot more is you sharing this music with as many people you can and as far as you're inspired to. i've poured my heart and soul into it and i hope that you get even a bit of the Love, Passion, and "Brazilliance" i feel for life from it. :)

here are the full album credits for the release. thanks so much.
(thank-you's posted at bottom).

this album is the product of five years of work. it’s face has changed many times in it’s evolution and i have grown with it, sometimes joyfully and sometimes in struggle.i hope it will bring others joy and inspiration, and communicate to them some of my passion, which i’ve been told is my defining characteristic, and which i, in turn, find to be the quintessence of being “Brazilliant.”

i dedicate this work - it’s beginnings, coalescence, and final product - to my great-grandmother, Alice Bautisa. -- i feel her blood and the strength of the earth flowing in my veins as she lives on the land in the distant place my spirit calls home.

California4 AKIMBO’s Kitchen Realness
by KID AKIMBO
Recorded at The House of Coloured Lights. Brooklyn, New York
Mixed at Daniel Riera Studios. San Francisco, California5 Truth Is
by KID AKIMBO and Bardia Charaf
Recorded by Bardia Charaf at Charaf Studios, KID AKIMBO at

Gesundheit! Institute, and at The House of Coloured Lights. Aarau,

Switzerland; Hillsboro, West Virginia; and Brooklyn, New York

Mixed at Daniel Riera Studios. San Francisco, California
Additional vocals: Bardia Charaf. Rap: Joey Johnson6 Love You to Death
by KID AKIMBO and Daniel Riera
Recorded at The House of Coloured Lights and Daniel Riera Studios.

Brooklyn, New York; and San Francisco, California
Mixed at Daniel Riera Studios. San Francisco, California7 Love You to Death (Reprise)
by KID AKIMBO and Daniel Riera
Recorded at The House of Coloured Lights. Brooklyn, New York
Mixed at Daniel Riera Studios. San Francisco, California8 And Now, Fifteen Seconds of Silence for the Immortal Dead
by KID AKIMBO
Recorded and Mixed at The House of Coloured Lights. Brooklyn,

New York9 Moody (Remastered)
by KID AKIMBO and Jesse Engel
Recorded and Mixed by Jesse Engel at Cottage Studios. Berkeley,

California10 Brazilliant
by KID AKIMBO and Daniel Riera
Recorded and Mixed at Daniel Riera Studios. San Francisco,

December 21, 2011

i'm happy to announce the official release date for my debut album: 12/27/11.

written and produced in 8 cities, 3 states, and 2 countries, the disc features 14 songs, with writing contributions from Daniel Riera, Jesse Engel, and Bardia Charaf, as well as 3 remixes by the inimitable Haus of Glitch. the album includes remasters of the award-winning track, Disco Berimbau (Riera Remix), as well as the OMA-nominated, Fun Boyz, and Moody.

the album will be available for free download. for those wishing to support the artist, CD Baby will be the first retailer to offer the record, with other major sellers such as iTunes, Amazon, and DigStation soon to follow.

November 25, 2011

i'm very happy to announce the release of my first set of remixes.
this project was done in collaboration with Gerardo Aguilera and Overdose Records, based in león, méxico. Gerardo and i met on Facebook and he was interested in working together after hearing my work. one of those social networking success stories, i guess!

do your best to support this independent label!
please buy the release at

November 22, 2011

i had the honour of being awarded Best International Artist at the OMA's for my song, Disco Berimbau (Riera Remix). i was also nominated for the Best Producer category for Fun Boyz.

it was a real honour to be nominated. i dedicated my award to my great-grandmother, Alice Bautista, who lives in the interior of minas gerais, brasil. i got to see her a few weeks ago just before her 89th birthday, and that was very special to me.

here's a collection of my favorite moments from that night. you can see the full album of fotos on Facebook, here.

all images by Roger Lanoue. (click to enlarge!)as always, comments are welcome.

wardrobe by Pierre-Henri Mattout. styling by Debra Ginyard.

red red carpet

with Rodiney and Reichen of The A-List

one of the great things about working with Roger is that we're always taking time out to play.

there's got to be some mafia-bloodline backstory to this. let me know if you know how it goes. with Mike Ruiz and Martin Berusch.

i was also a presenter for that evening. fun!

Deepa Soul doing her thing.

my friend, Jen Urban, and her "Box"

at the afterparty with Diedra Meredith, OUTMusic's Chairperson. that's all folks!

July 4, 2011

i wanted to take today to thank another of my official sponsors, One Way Mag. One Way launched it's first issue in may. just a few months since it's release and it's already had interviews with pop legend, Cyndi Lauper, and new york nightlife great, Mark Nelson! it's full of new takes on nightlife, fashion, fitness, dating, food, and of course, music. ;)

it's an exclusively online publication at this point. click on the logo above to sign up to get the magazine emailed directly to you. and click here to go directly to the first issue. happy reading!

thanks again to One Way Mag and congrats on a great start!

here's an One Way placed in issue #1 for me. thanks!! foto: Leo Herrera

June 30, 2011

i'm continuing to list --and thank-- my official sponsors. next on the list is Roger Lanoue and RLJ Media.
much more than a talented fotographer, Roger is a gem of a person. elegant, gentle, and deeply centered, he leaves me full of peace and joy every time i see him. i was put in touch with Roger through a friend and he has been vastly generous and supportive since day one.

especially on the day of a show i have so much going on that it's such a blessing to have a professional fotographer and videographer following me every step of the way-- from on the road to backstage, showtime to cd signings, and back home again. when things move so quickly, it can be a very nostalgic experience to look back on the day's events and see everything so well captured. it puts the art back into the mayhem that performing can sometimes be, and for that i'm very grateful.

June 28, 2011

i wanted to take the next few posts to thank some very special individuals and organizations that are offering their support to me. although i'm still an unsigned artist, it's been about a year that i began to receive some much needed support for my work. the help has meant a lot to me not only for the resources it's provided, but because my sponsors also represent a mark of confidence and a push forward in what i do. the road can get lonely and it's very encouraging to know that others are in the fight along with me, investing in me, and believing in my dream as well!

so a deep Thank You to Steel Gym, and especially Ken Hunt, for the steady encouragement and support in the past year. Steel was my first sponsor, so they've been with me since near the start of my move to new york. i just love working out there and highly recommend the gym to anyone! it's centrally located, has great staff, a diverse set of trainers, and good equipment. my workout days are the highlight of my week. check it out!

February 17, 2011

here are some exclusive looks from a collaboration between International Playground, the indie boutique in the lower east side, fotographer, Leslie Van Stelten, and myself. i've been modeling more lately and think it's intriguing and fun. more coming soon!

January 11, 2011

in the time since releasing this song, i've found people often misunderstand it, or make a judgment call about it based on the title alone. everyone enjoys things at their own level, so that's quite alright but i did want to post the lyrics here to anyone that's interested in finding out more.

hope you enjoy them!

lyrics:

fun boyz wanna have
fun boyz

what it is? pay attention cause here we go
i'm a live boy reppin' in the castro
i be colorful, my name is KID AKIMBO
i know that you don't know so, so i'm here to tell yo'

i be coming up so listen to my flow
boys these days seem to want a line to tow:
picket fence and other things so hetero
material seems to slow the path of our potential

i see the boys these days
their heads locked in a haze
for cash and money crave
things not ours, not yours

fun boyz wanna have
fun boyz

let me run, let me run, bucky's done gone with it
but AKIMBO just done got started with it
i live to laugh, i dance for fun
and when i start to twerk on the floor i don't see no one like me,
like the way it seems it used to be
when we were confident, radiant, more creative beings
we held outside status as worth something
let's not lose that, until then i'll sing:

i see the boys these days
their heads locked in a haze
for cash and money crave
things not ours, not yours

the world turned to a maze
the man makes you his slave
don't give your life to save it
not ours, not yours

fun boyz
wanna have fun
boyz. fun boyz wanna have fun
boyz

ever stop to wonder
that we be goin' under?
the world's been torn asunder
and we've been taught to plunder it

Mac, Ed Hardy, Dolce, Dior
when'd we become so insecure
that we bought buying as the cure?
are you a man, or are you a whore
or are you a fun boy whose mind's mature
who wants fun boyz?
who wants to have fun
boyz, who wants to have fun
boyz, who wants to have...

(chorus)

i see the boys these days
their heads locked in a haze
for cash and money crave
things not ours, not yours

the world turned to a maze
the man makes you his slave
don't give your life to save it
not ours, not yours